Means and method for making signs



C. P. SALGEE.

MEANS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SIGNS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1920.

Patented Sept. 6, 1921..

bar/es Sa/ge ATTORNEY WITNESS:

MEANS AND METHOD FOR. MAKING- SIGNS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. c, 19211..

Application filed September 1a, 1920. Serial No. 411,118.

To all whom it may omwem:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES P. SALGEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Means and Methods for Making Signs, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to signs and more particularly to road si s such as are generally seen upon the highway to indicate danger, act as warnings, or for some other similar purpose and the object of the invention is to provide a means for making such signs upon poles such as are generally found on the highway and for stenciling signs upon the object which is to bear the same.

Among other features the invention comprehends the use of a stencil whereby signs of distinctive character can be readily and quickly stenciled upon a pole and to this end various different kinds of signs may be employed for difi'erent purposes as for instance signs indicating car stops and warnings and other signs for automobilists and persons operating different forms of vehicles over the highway.

With the above objects in View, use is made of a suitable member arranged to encircle the pole and having cut out portions so that when a coat of paint, whether it be of the ordinary variety or aluminous paint, is subsequently painted over the member, and the member then removed, those parts of the pole covered by the member will appear as before, whereas those parts seen through the cut out portions of the member will show the paint in the particular shape or design of the member.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the stencil. Fig. 2- is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 3- is a fragmentary, elevation of a pole showing the form of sign produced with the stencil set out in Figs. 1 a d 2.

Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, are all fragmen' tary elevations of poles showing different forms of stencils that may be produced.

Referring more (particularly to the views, I provide a cylin rical stencil member 10 of the pieces 11 has which preferably consistsof a semi-circular pieces 11, each their upper and lower ends are provided w th bands 12,the rear ends of which are hlnged together as at 13 with the front ends of the bands on one of the members carrying bolts 14 for receiving winged nuts 15 while the front ends of the bands on the other member are provided with extensions 16 and in fact terminate in such extensions and which may be of, a flexible character and provlded with apertures 17. In the application of the stencil member to a pole the two pieces are swung into open position so that they can be conveniently arranged to encircle the pole and then by removing the winged nuts from the bolts and passing the bolts through certain of the apertures 17 after the pieces have been tightly fitted around the poles, the application of the winged nuts to the projecting ends of the bolts will secure the stencil member rigidly in position. Each cut out portions 18 which may be of any desired shape or configuration and certain letters may be cut out inthe pieces to indicate the words Car stop for instance. Now when paint or some suitable pigment is applied it will be seen that the parts of the pole appearing through the cut out portions will be covered with the pigment while those parts covered by the stencil member will not be covered or coated by the pigment. Thus when a stencil such as the one shown in Fig. 1 for instance, is subsequently removed, a sign such as shown in ig. 3, will result, and it will of course be apparent that with the stencil members made with different shaped cut out portions, that various diiferent shapes of signs such as those shown in Figs. 4 to 9 incluslve, may be plurality of of which at obtained. By standardizing certain signs to indicate certain warnings of signals or danger places, it will be apparent that persons approaching on a vehicle by simply noting the particular shape of a si will immediately be apprised of the particular danger or warning as to that danger farther on the road. While I have shown a particular form of stencil member, I lay particular stress upon the method of making a sign, namely by stenciling the same upon a pole. The present well known and usual method of making signs on poles along the highway is to paint each sign in detail or to apply printed metal signs to the ole. This is an expensive method of insta ling signs along the highway and when the signs are individually painted without a stencil they do not always look alike and uniformity cannot be obtained.

With my method of stenciling signs upon a pole, absolute uniformity is secured and the method canvbe carried out quickly and expeditiously and at very little cost.

Having described my invention, I claim- A means for making signs comprising a cylindrical stencil member consisting of a pair of semi-circular elements having a plurality of openings formed therein, bands secured to the upper and lower ends of one of said elements, bolts carried by one end of said bands, bands secured to the upper and lower ends of the opposite element hingedly connected to the bands aforesaid and pro- I vided with flexible apertured extensions adapted to receive said bolts and winged nuts mounted on the other ends of said bolts and adapted to engage said extensions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES P. SALGEE. 

